A half-Indian Chandrika Darbari is creating waves in the international music industry.

'How is the scheme running despite running such massive deficits?' 'This is because the number of new members are much more than earlier members who are drawing pension.' 'If this was done by a private organisation, it would have been called a Ponzi scheme in which the contribution by new members is being used to pay off old members,' says Harsh Roongta.

"This is part of our policy to empower minorities with dignity and without appeasement," Naqvi said.

Earnings growth is expected to accelerate as lingering toxic effects of note ban ease off and GST settles down. However, stock valuations are high and that means market is also overdue for correction, says Devangshu Datta.

The RK Nagar bypoll result is a danger signal to the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu, says R Rajagopalan.

Given the twin embarrassments of a TTV win and party nominee Karu Nagarajan losing his deposit, polling fewer votes than NOTA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP boss Amit Shah would be pushed to rethink their strategy. Tamil Nadu would thus become a part of the BJP's grander strategy for 2019 rather than a stand-alone affair, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

In a week from now, December 21, voters in R K Nagar in Chennai will decide who their MLA will be.

If something stands out in the one year since Jayalalithaa's passing, it would be her famed leadership qualities and her ability to reach out to the party and the people above the second line, and also the state administration, to the exclusion of all the rest. Only Indira Gandhi had achieved it all in her time, and no other leader, possibly excepting Prime Modi Modi, could hold a candle to that, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

National politics will have a bearing on the RK Nagar byelections, and even in the state elections whenever they are called, says R Rajagopal.

The 'AIADMK symbol issue' may be a fit case for the courts and the legislature to provide for a new law for application in similar fluid, dynamic political situations, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

However, the EC is yet to make an official announcement in this regard.

On various occasions, the leaders of the two faction have maintained that they no longer have differences.

Considering that all sides to the game feel being targeted by the BJP-ruled Centre through taxmen and their ED/CBI counterparts, both factions may not rule out the possibility of patching up after a time, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Sticking to smaller and mid-cap companies can be more fruitful, suggests Devangshu Datta.

Infosys, however, cut 2017-18 revenue growth guidance to 5.5-6.5 per cent from 6.5-8.5 per cent in constant currency.

'The symbol will come to EPS camp... there is no doubt about it.'

If you have an active trading account or have consumer loans or thinking of taking out a loan, consider investing in NBFCs, says Devangshu Datta

Experts tell Ujjval Jauhari that investors need to be careful in picking stocks given high valuations and with markets possibly ignoring potential risks

'The BJP doesn't have to do anything except nudge the AIADMK in one direction.'

'What we see here is puppetry. The string is with the BJP.' 'All the puppets here are dancing to the direction the BJP pulls the strings.'

A full one year after Jayalalithaa was hospitalised on the night of September 22, 2016, followed by long hospitalisation and death on December 5, Tamil Nadu continues to be rocked by instability and non-governance of every which kind, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

A day after the Tamil Nadu assembly speaker disqualified 18 MLAs from the AIADMK's V K Sasikala-T T V Dinakaran faction, Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar spoke to a couple of MLAs.

The judiciary has often shied away from contesting the speaker's right or that of the legislature, but it has not always avoided taking a close look at the processes employed and arrive at conclusions that are binding on all concerned, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

'When we say we want to increase pension participation, do we want to increase participation through the savings route?' 'Or do we want people to save in specific pension products?' asks Renuka Sane.

He demanded an order for CM, seeking a vote of confidence.

Devangshu Datta believes you should pick stocks trading at much lower valuations than the market average.

The gap between Nifty's price-earnings multiple and economic growth is at a 12-year high

But not for too long, as TTV Dinakaran can still play spoilsport, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

The chief government whip on Thursday sought their disqualification for alleged anti-party activities.

OPS said Jayalalithaa had turned the AIADMK into 'an iron fortress which cannot be shaken by anyone'.

The BJP's national leadership seems to have convinced itself that with a weakened, post-Jaya AIADMK for company, they should be able to strike roots before long, and start by winning about 10-15 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

The two rival factions of the AIADMK may have merged, but there are problems staring at it on all fronts -- governmental, political, electoral and organisational, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

DMK leader MK Stalin is concerned that a no-trust move would force the EPS faction to patch up with not only the OPS group but also the TTV camp and also get the 'Two Leaves' poll symbol unfrozen, which could upset his party's electoral apple cart, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Party sources indicated that there were "some ticklish issues" that were to be addressed by both groups, but declined to elaborate further.

The twin announcements have virutally cleared the decks for the merger of the two factions.

The CM, along with Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai, met the PM at his office in Parliament House.

A meeting presided over by Palaniswami said the appointment of Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was against party rules.

With the presidential elections over, the time has come for Prime Minister Modi to show Tamil Nadu that the state's interests are safe under him, says R Rajagopalan.

Brian Elias, the chief of operations for the Los Angeles County coroner's office, confirmed the death and said it was being investigated as a possible suicide.

It should not surprise anyone if either of the contending parties in the 'TN speaker's case' comes up with a submission for referring the matter of 'speaker's powers' to a Constitution Bench. In political terms it could buy more time for the Edappadi camp, to settle down and stabilise itself, says N Sathiya Moorthy.